Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-04-30
Big Radical Talk.
MALONE, JOHN S. WISE, AND BOW
DEN SPEAK.

A'-~A - ~ ~ y
DEN SPEAK.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, April %.
-Ever since the Mahoneito coun-
ty convention met at Kelton sta
ton (somc months ago. the dis
satisfaction among the colorcd
brothers has increased. and now 1t
is simply alarming to the Republl
can leaders. This morning the
great high priest Of the Republican
party, General MaIlone. accompa-
nicd Ivy Hon. John s. Wise and
CongressJnan.elect George &. Bow
den. arrived in town. For weeks
handhiilS and posters have been
freely circulated to herald their
coming; hut while all believed that
Or, Wise wonld be nnt TO his
trnmpsto pull through i'll the com
ing election. few believed that he
was in such q desperate strait as
to necesSitatc the importation of
Malone and his chief assistants TO
try and turn the tide in a county
affair.
The first speaker was Hon. john
S. Wise, wLomnonuced himseIfas
the man who had been elected
G0vernor, bnt had been cheated
outof itahy the yanderson;M Cor.
mick arrangemeht.He sa1d he came
here in the Interest Of his brother.
and -'.D--m the man who wonld
not help his brother.n He devoted
much OF hiSxtine to the history Of
his life while at the Virginia Mil
itary Institute, which waS proha
bly, intended to show the kckcrs
that discipline is as necessary IN
politics as in war. He also devoted
much time to getting up race pre-
iudice, and cited several instances
IF alleged Democratic vocation to
hcighlen the effect. He seemed TO
take much delight in telling his col
cred audience that white ladies' in
Washington were compelled to go
to coloird recorder of deeds ia
ask fur office. ana when accepted
were told to take their seats along
side Of those occupied Ivy negro fe
males. This was greatly relishcd
by His sable audience.
MAHoNE's SPEECH.
General Mahore was then intro.
duced as the great high priest of
the Republican rarity of Vireinia.
This WAS his first appearance IN
this part Of the State. Only a few
present had ever seen him before.
but all were probably Qnite famil-
lar with his appearance from news
paper wood cuts Of him. Much OF
of his speech was devoted to the
acrion of the county convention
The General cannot be considered
good speaker, and his effort seem
ed to fall dat, and many were seen
to leave the Court House before tie
finished.
BowDEN.
He was followed by Mr.. Bow,len
and several lesser lights before the
meeting adjourned. Dr.Dick Wise,
the Republican county chairman.
stated that if defeated be would re-
sign his position. The following
letter was given Mr.. Il. M.Southall,
chairman of the Republican com
mittceior the town, with the re-
quest that he hand it TO General
Malone before the speaking com
menced in order that it might not
be construed as an Interruption
Instead of being delivered 10 Gen.
Maloue it WAS banded to Mr..
john S. Wise, who. upon reading
it, immediately tore it up, General
Malone never seeing it. The letter
read:
GENERAL MALONE:
Sir-EX-AilnlSter John NJ. Lang
ston, in his speech here some time
ago, said hat You had,in the city
Of Philadelphia. met II committee
OF extreme Republicans, aud before
them defined your designs as to
Virginia politics so far as they al
lecied the negro, and that you then
,aid HAT yen pledged yourself to
The removal of the two remaining
legal determinations against per
feet equality. Is this statement
true?
Respectfully,
ROBERT Il. AR0IISTEAD.